The Lakers were granted a $4.85 million disabled-player exception on Tuesday for injured point guard Steve Nash. What that means for a future Lakers' acquisition isn't as straightforward. The exception is a spending tool that can be used to add one player via free agency or a waiver claim. The team can pay that player no more than $4.85 million. It can also use the exception to trade for one player making up to $4.95 million. Free agents who might be worth close to $5 million include shooter Ray Allen and center Emeka Okafor, but are those players more likely to choose to join the 3-11 Lakers or a contending team? The answer seems clear to be the latter. Teams generally...

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